Unit 1 Test Flashcards
‘God moments’ put us in contact with and heighten our awareness of the writings in the New Testament. (T or F)
False
God and creation are inseparable. (T or F)
True
The principle of transcendence reflects the mystery that God’s constant and continuous presence with us is a fact of reality. (T or F)
False
The Sacraments are the heart and center of the Liturgy of the Church. (T or F)
True
The principle of sacramentality refers to God’s activity in creating and governing the world, particularly with regard to his plan for the salvation of the world in the person and work of Jesus Christ. (T or F)
False
‘Jesus’ is a Hebrew name meaning ‘The Lord is with us’. (T or F)
False
The Sacraments are efficacious signs of grace. (T or F)
True
The Bible is the universal sacrament of Jesus Christ in the world. (T or F)
False
The Church alone is the source of peace and fullness of life. (T or F)
False
The effectiveness of the Sacraments for our lives is automatic. (T or F)
False
To make holy
Santificare
From the power of the work itself
Ex opere operato
Its Latin root means ‘favor’
Grace
The Little Flower
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Its Hebrew root appears more than 350 times in the Old Testament
Salvation
The sacrament of God
Jesus
Encounters with Christ
Sacraments
Universal sacrament of Jesus Christ
The Church
From the power of the person taking part in the work
Ex opere operantis
God’s activity in creating and governing the world
Economy of salvation
Jesus gave us the Church and the Sacraments for our Salvation.
True
Jesus gave us the Church and the Sacraments for our Salvation.
True
The Holy Spirit is the sacrament of God. He is the one true High Priest and Mediator.
False
Jesus incorporated the use of signs and symbols into his earthly ministry.
True
Blessing and Adoration, Petition, Intercession, Thanksgiving and Praise are all ‘expressions’ of prayer.
False
God always takes the initiative in prayer. Prayer is our response to God’s invitation.
True
The laying on of hands in Confirmation is a symbolic action.
True
Through the prayer of contemplation, we use words to give expression to the desires of our mind and heart.
False
St. Augustine described contemplation as ‘nothing else than a close sharing between friends’.
False
The great saving actions of Jesus are ‘made present’ in the Sacraments of the Church.
True
The Church’s yearlong celebration of the Liturgy is a year of penance.
False
Eternal High Priest and Mediator Eternal High Priest and Mediator
Jesus Christ
Prayer without words
Contemplation
A form of prayer
Blessing and adoration
This begins on the First Sunday of Advent
The liturgical year
Experiential signs of Christ’s presence
Sacraments
The focal point of the Church’s year of worship
The Paschal, or Easter, Triduum
Key sacramental signs and symbols
Objects, actions, words
An expression of prayer
Meditation
A place near the Sea of Galilee
Caesarea Philippi
Spanish mystic
St. John of the Cross
Baptism is the first of the three Sacraments of Christian Initiation.
True
The sacred authors of Scripture used the symbolism of water to point to God’s life-giving work in the world.
True
Only the Gospel according to Luke speaks of Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist.
False
In the early Church, only adults were allowed to be baptized.
False
Mystagogy is the period of preparation for the Sacrament of Baptism.
False
By choosing to be baptized, Jesus revealed both his solidarity, or ‘oneness’, with humanity and the nature of his saving mission.
True
By the power of the Holy Spirit, working through the ministry of the Church, the essential words, objects and actions of Baptism both celebrate and bring about new life in Christ.
True
Formation in the faith and life of the Church is not necessary for children baptized as infants.
False
Godparents accept the responsibility simply to act as signatory witnesses at the baptismal ceremony.
False
In Eastern Catholic Churches all newly baptized ordinarily receive Confirmation and Eucharist for the first time on the occasion of their Baptism.
True
Sacrament of Initiation
Baptism
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
RCIA
Essential Rite of Baptism
Triple immersion in / pouring of water
Post-baptismal catechesis
Mystagogy
Baptismal seal
Indelible mark
Freedom from Original Sin
Grace of Baptism
Person preparing for Baptism
Catechumen
Means ‘to plunge’
To baptize
Symbol of life-giving work of God
Water
‘This is my beloved Son’
Descent of the Holy Spirit
Our identity and self-image as Christians should not influence our values and behaviors.
False
A candidate may receive the Sacrament of Baptism more than once.
False
There are four explanatory rites in the Rite of Baptism.
True
‘Justification’ refers to the action of God by which we are freed from our sins.
True
To be ‘anointed’ means to be ‘marked’, ‘selected’ or ‘specially chosen’.
True
There are no rights and responsibilities arising from Baptism.
False
Church laws help us to live the Great Commandment.
True
God Limits his suing action in the world to Baptism and the other Sacraments.
False
Baptism of Blood occurs when blood is poured on the candidate instead of baptismal water.
False
Baptism is the start of a lifelong process of becoming more and more Christ-like.
True
The action of God to free us from sin
Justification
Perfumed oil consecrated by a bishop
Chrism
Translates the Greek kristos
The word ‘Christ’
‘Sacred signs’ resembling the Sacraments
Sacramentals
Exceptions to the standard practice of Baptism
Baptism of Blood and Baptism of Desire
The fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets
Jesus
An explanatory rite of Baptism
Anointing with Chrism
Jesus inaugurated it
Reign of God
Initiation into the Church
Baptism
Church precepts on living a Christian life
Canon Law
